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Fendi Brown Jacquard Interlace Canvas Mini Mon Tresor
By Fendi
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Fendi Brown Jacquard Interlace Canvas Mini Mon Tresor SKU: 118005 Condition: Pre-owned (3000) Handbag Condition: Excellent Condition Comments: Excellent Condition.
Fendi FF Zucca Tpu Orange Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Mini
By Fendi
Located in Montreal, Quebec
FENDI FF ZUCCA TPU ORANGE MON TRESOR BUCKET BAG MINI This Fendi Mini Mon Tresor Bucket Bag is made from transparent TPU with the iconic Zucca print in orange.
Fendi F is Fendi FF Embroidered Canvas Mini Mon Tresor Bucket Bag
By Fendi
Located in Rome, Rome
The certificate will be provided at no further cost A petite powerhouse with bold personality, the Fendi Mon Tresor Mini Bucket Bag is a modern classic with deep roots in the House's...
Fendi Mon Tresor Mini Bucket Bag Gold Raffia Thread and Leather Crossbody Bag
By Fendi
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Fendi Mon Tresor Mini Bucket Bag Gold Raffia Thread and Leather Crossbody Bag These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
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H 7.09 in D 3.94 in L 4.73 in
FENDI white & orange leather Monogram ZUCCA MON TRESOR MINI Bucket Shoulder Bag
By Fendi
Located in Zürich, CH
Fendi 'Mon Tresor' mini bucket bag in orange and off-white calfskin FF logo embossed finish, featuring a detachable top-handle, an adjustable shoulder strap, gold-tone hardware and a...
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H 7.09 in W 4.73 in D 3.55 in
FENDI FILA Fendimania monogram white leather Mini Mon Tres crossbody bucket bag
By Fendi
Located in Hong Kong, NT
FENDI FILA Fendimania monogram white leather Mini Mon Tres crossbody bucket bag Reference: ANWU/A00051 Brand: Fendi Model: Mon Tresor Bucket Collection: Fila FendiMania Runway M...
Fendi Red Lamb Fur & Calfskin Leather Mini Mon Trésor Bucket Bag
By Fendi
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Fendi Red Lamb Fur & Calfskin Leather Mini Mon Trésor Bucket Bag SKU: 116240 MSRP: 2400.00 USD Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: Fendi unveiled the Mon ...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini, crafted in pink leather, features a flat top handle and gold-tone hardware.
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini, crafted in pink leather, features a flat top handle and gold-tone hardware.
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini, crafted in pink leather, features a flat top handle and gold-tone hardware.
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Creasing on exterior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 7", Width 4.5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 23.5" Designer: ...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Box, Dust Bag, Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 7", Width 4.5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 23" Designer: Fendi Model: Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 6", Height 7", Width 5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 22.5-24.5" Designer: Fendi Model: Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini Exte...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Light creasing on exterior and strap, minor wear and marks in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 7",...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 7", Width 5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 23" Designer: Fendi Model: Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini Exterior Ma...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Extra Strap, Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 7", Width 5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 23-24" Designer: Fendi Model: Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Min...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Slight wear on base corners and drawstring, minimal wear in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 7", Width 4.5", ...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 5", Height 7", Width 5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 24" Designer: Fendi Model: Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini Exterior Ma...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 7.5", Width 5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 23" Designer: Fendi Model: Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini Exterior...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4.5", Height 7", Width 4.5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 22-23" Designer: Fendi Model: Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini Exte...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Tear on drawstring, minor wear and stain in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 5.5", Height 7", Width 5", Depth...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Minor wear and darkening in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4.5", Height 7", Width 5", Depth 4", Strap Dro...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 5", Height 7", Width 4.5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 20-22" Designer: Fendi Model: Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini Exteri...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 5", Height 7", Width 5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 23" Designer: Fendi Model: Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini Exterior Ma...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 7", Width 5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 22-24" Designer: Fendi Model: Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini Exterior...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Whipstitch Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Whipstitch Leather Mini, crafted in white and nude leather, features a braided leather strap, whipstitched leather at the base and gold and silver-to...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Perforated Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Minor creasing on exterior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 5", Height 7", Width 4.5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 23.5" Desi...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Pequin Raffia Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Minor wear in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4.5", Height 7", Width 4.5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 22-23" Desig...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Pequin Raffia Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Minor wear in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4.5", Height 7", Width 4.5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 22-23" Desig...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Pequin Raffia Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Minor wear in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4.5", Height 7", Width 4.5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 22-23" Desig...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Pequin Raffia Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4.5", Height 7", Width 4.5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 22-23" Designer: Fendi Model: Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Pequin Raffia Min...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Perforated Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Minor scuff on base, faint scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 5", Height 7", Width 4.5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 23.5" Designer: Fendi ...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Pequin Raffia Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Minor scuffs on leather trims, marks on handle, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4.5", Height 7", Width 4.5", Depth 4",...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Perforated Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Minor wear and marks on exterior, interior trims, handle and strap, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 5", Height 7", Width 4.5", Dept...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Pequin Raffia Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Extra Strap, Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4.5", Height 7", Width 5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 22-23" Designer: Fendi Model: Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Pequin Ra...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Zucca Jacquard Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Extra Strap, Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 7", Width 5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 19.5-21.5" Designer: Fendi Model: Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Zucca J...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Pequin Raffia Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Extra Strap, Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4.5", Height 7", Width 5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 22-23" Designer: Fendi Model: Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Pequin Ra...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Pequin Raffia Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Light scuffs and small marks on leather trims and handle, minor creasing on exterior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop ...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Zucca Suede Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Minor wear and scuffs on leather trims and handle, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 7", Width 5", Depth 4", ...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Studded Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Minor wear in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 7", Width 5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 20-22" Designer:...
Fendi Logo Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Box, Extra Strap, Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4.5", Height 7", Width 5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 22-24" Designer: Fendi Model: Logo Mon Tresor Bucket Bag...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Pequin Raffia Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4.5", Height 7", Width 4.5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 23-24" Designer: Fendi Model: Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Pequin Raffia Min...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Perforated Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 5", Height 7", Width 5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 23" Designer: Fendi Model: Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Perforated Leather Mini Exterior Mate...
Fendi Selleria Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Light wear in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 5.5", Height 7", Width 5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 19-21" Designer: Fendi Mode...
Fendi Selleria Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Light wear in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 5.5", Height 7", Width 5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 19-21" Designer: Fendi Mode...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Zucca Shearling Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Light scuffs and marks on base, handle and strap, creasing on handle and strap, wear in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: ...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Zucca Shearling Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Minor wear on exterior and in interior, faint scuffs on base, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 5", Height 7", Width 6...
Fendi Monster Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Small marks in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 7", Width 4.5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 21-23" Design...
Fendi Selleria Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Extra Strap, Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 7", Width 5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 23" Designer: Fendi Model: Selleria Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Leath...
Fendi Pink Leather Mini Mon Tresor Bucket Bag
By Fendi
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
This wonderful Fendi design is made from leather and enhanced with gold-tone hardware. The bag has a bucket shape with a drawstring closure that secures the Alcantara interior. Compl...
Fendi Black Leather Mini Mon Tresor Bucket Bag
By Fendi
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Designer bags are ideal companions for ample occasions! Here we have a fashion-meets-functionality piece crafted with precision. It has been equipped with a well-sized interior that ...
Fendi Mania Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Printed Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Mania Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Printed Leather Mini, crafted in white multicolor printed leather, features a flat top handle and gold-tone hardware.
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Zucca Embossed Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Zucca Embossed Leather Mini, crafted in Zucca embossed leather, features a flat top handle and silver-tone hardware.
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Zucca Embossed Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Zucca Embossed Leather Mini, crafted in black zucca embossed leather, features a flat top handle and gold-tone hardware.
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Zucca Embossed Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Zucca Embossed Leather Mini, crafted in red zucca embossed leather, features a top handle and silver-tone hardware.
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Jacquard Interlace Fabric Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Detachable Strap, Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 6", Height 7.5", Width 5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 21.5" Designer: Fendi Model: Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Jacqu...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Zucca Embossed Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Minor indentations on base, wear in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4.5", Height 7", Width 5", Depth 4" Designer: Fendi M...
Fendi Mon Tresor Bucket Bag Crochet and Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Light scuffs and creasing on exterior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 7", Width 5", Depth 4", Strap Drop 22" Designer: Fendi Model:...
$357Sale Price|40% Off
H 7.5 in W 5 in D 4 in L 9.5 in
Christian Dior 2 Rare Canvas/Leather Small Carrier
By Christian Dior
Located in Port Hope, ON
Use it as a make-up bag, jewelry case , or carry as a hand bag. This is a rare and unique canvas and leather, blue and white, trotter pattern bag with model #CM0018. There is a zip a...
F/W 2001 Christian Dior by John Galliano Abstract Nylon Saddle Bag Pochette
By John Galliano for Christian Dior, Christian Dior
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This is a rare variation of the iconic saddle pochette bag designed by John Galliano for Christian Dior, constructed of brown watercolor-printed nylon with patent leather trim. The s...
Worn in Sex and The City 2, Iconic John Galliano Christian Dior Newsprint Dress
By John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in New York, NY
Being offered is the Iconic John Galliano for Christian Dior Autumn/Winter 2000-2001 Newsprint Dress WORN by Sarah Jessica Parker and lent by Vintage Luxury N.Y. for Sex and the Cit...
GUCCI Limited Edition Exotic Lizard Satin Flora Print Horsebit Bag Clutch
By Gucci
Located in Switzerland, CH
RARE GUCCI FLORAL FLORA PRINT SIGNATURE HORSEBIT BAG DETAILS: A GUCCI signature piece that will last you for many years Timeless classic - a true beauty! Loved by many celebritie...
Prada Straw Snake Leather Bag
By Prada
Located in Bressanone, Trentino-Alto Adige
Prada shoulder bag in green straw and snake leather, pink leather interior and silver hardware. Condition: Really good. Packing/accessories: Dustbag, authenticity card. Measuremen...
$6,999
Size: 31Lx3Wx13H CM Handledrop 22 CM
UNWORN VALENTINO Rare Exotic Lizard Skin Evening Crystal Clutch Bag - Full Set
By Valentino Garavani
Located in Switzerland, CH
Extremely rare and special VALENTINO evening bag Made of finest exotic lizard skin Wonderful green colors Bejeweled with Swarovski crystals, intact "Snake" opening the bag So versati...
$6,500Sale Price|35% Off
Hermès Fauve Crocodile Niloticus Lisse Mini Jige Clutch
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Fauve Crocodile Niloticus Lisse Mini Jige Clutch SKU: Z137990 Condition: Pre-owned Handbag Condition: Very Good Condition Comments: Item is in very good condit...
Vintage 18ct Rose Gold, 1940s Cushion Cut Aquamarine & Diamond Cocktail Ring
Located in Brighton, GB
Vintage Aquamarine Cocktail Ring 18ct Rose & White Gold Tested Circa 1940’s Introducing a stunning 1940s 18ct gold cocktail ring that exudes timeless elegance and sophistication...
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Unavailable|$1,800
Fendi Zucca Canvas Rainbow Whipstitch XL Baguette
By Fendi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fendi Zucca Canvas Rainbow Whipstitch XL Baguette in very good condition. Signature zucca monogram print canvas trimmed with brown leather, gold hardware and unique rainbow shoelace ...
Chanel Black Metallic Minaudière Double Circle Runway Clutch
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Gold lambskin Chanel and white patent leather 70's style clutch with white cc enamel detail 2007 {VINTAGE 17 Years} Gold Hardware Double kiss-lock closure Interior white satin linin...
Like other major European luxury fashion houses, Fendi started small. Adele Casagrande was an Italian creative who loved fashion and sold leather and fur accessories from a tiny workshop she opened in Rome in 1918. However, after marrying Edoardo Fendi in 1925, her business model was altered dramatically. Together, the couple changed the boutique’s name to Fendi and moved into a bigger storefront, which quickly became the favorite shop of women all over Italy’s capital city for furs and leathers, such as handbags, coats and accessories.
As time moved on for Adele and Edoardo, the couple began to distribute more responsibility to their five daughters, who assumed management of the company during the 1950s. Fendi’s audience broadened and its profitability has soared over the years, owing to the brand’s fresh perspective on fashion world happenings and innovative sensibility.
The maison also has a distinctive relationship with old-world Italian craftsmanship. The Selleria bags were the work of master saddlers in Rome, and Fendi partnered with lace artisans in southern Italy as well as craftsmen in the east trained in the intrecciato (intertwined) technique (an idea that Adele introduced during the 1940s), which, in Fendi’s case, sees an interwoven leather fabric integrated in the creation of its handbags, countering leather’s traditional rigidity with a bag that is soft, versatile and fitted with an alluring slouchy curve.
It wasn’t until 1965, however, when a young German designer named Karl Lagerfeld took the creative helm that Fendi became a world-renowned fashion house. In fact, Lagerfeld, who produced four to five collections yearly for the brand, is credited with creating Fendi’s instantly recognizable double-F logo (which stands for “Fun Furs”) in “less than five seconds.” Until Lagerfeld started designing for the brand, fur was a material mostly associated with heavy coats that few people actually wore. Lagerfeld reimagined fur in creative ways, using it as an accent on purses, cuffs on dress sleeves and collars on wool coats.
Over the ensuing years, Fendi has broken into the home-goods market with Fendi Casa and has become synonymous with luxury fashion, producing such pieces as the iconic Baguette, which was rendered ever popular on the television series Sex and the City. In fact, an entire episode during the third season was dedicated to the “original It bag,” a slim accessory tapered in a manner that recalls its namesake, designed in 1997 by Adele and Edoardo’s granddaughter Silvia Venturini Fendi, who was named creative director of accessories three years earlier.
Perhaps just as well known as its vintage Baguette handbags and creative use of fur is the brand’s devotion to its Italian roots. In 2013, Fendi donated more than 2 million euros to restore Rome’s Trevi Fountain, and when it was reopened to visitors, Fendi hosted its Autumn/Winter 2017 show on top of the landmark.
Fendi was a family-controlled brand until 1999 and is now owned by LVMH. In late 2020, British fashion designer Kim Jones was named the house’s artistic director for womens wear.
Find a wide variety of vintage Fendi handbags and purses, clothing and other accessories on 1stDibs.
Ever since we’ve needed an accessory to carry our personal items when we’re on the go, shoulder bags have proven indispensable. Today, vintage and designer shoulder bags are such a treasured part of fashion history that they even get their own museum exhibitions. And while lovers of luxury handbags and purses are savvier now and have a wider range of shopping options, classics created by brands such as Louis Vuitton, Dior and Balenciaga still rule.
Prior to bags becoming an essential piece of any ensemble for any gender, women wore pockets strung on ribbons as garments that were separate from their gowns, accessible by openings in the fabric. Small handbags and handheld purses were developed before the accessory gained importance as functional and fashionable. Most had more in common with wallets than anything else.
While the bags of the 16th century warranted ornament, such as exteriors embroidered with silver-gilt thread and beads, it wasn’t until the late 18th century and early 19th century that the design and craft of bags had really broadened. Handheld purses were finished with details that were meant to garner attention, and bags were fitted with shoulder straps. A stylish shoulder bag meant that women could tote jewelry, cash and perhaps a decorative snuff box full of tobacco to an evening ball across town.
The early 1900s saw the introduction of gold and silver minaudières. The patenting of these compact bejeweled clutches has been attributed to revered French jewelry house Van Cleef & Arpels, and today they remain a fashion favorite. One of Judith Leiber’s innovative minaudières even earned a role in the movie Sex and the City.
A luxury shoulder bag is a work of art with a long, fascinating origin story, and entire brands and fashion lines have emerged around creating the perfect versions of shoulder bags and top-handle bags. For example, the iconic Hermès Kelly bag, which was popularized by actress Grace Kelly, is a widely coveted, collected and often faked entry from the handbag hall of fame. And while vintage Gucci tote bags have their own dedicated fan base, collectors are likely familiar with the Dionysus, a pared-down Gucci shoulder bag that manages to make a substantial statement anyway.
Embrace a classic look with a vintage shoulder bag designed by Chanel, Givenchy or Fendi — find yours on 1stDibs today.
Iconic Italian fashion houses Fendi and Versace teamed up on this delightfully outrageous Fendace reimagining.
When the name of a bag is as well-known as its brand, you know it's a classic.